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Bank of England stress tests proposed for risks of climate change

The Bank of England has published a discussion paper to set out its proposals for stress testing the UK’s financial institutions' resilience to climate-related risks. The framework will form the basis of the 2021 Biennial Exploratory Scenario (BES). This stress test will examine how the largest … [Read more...]

Bredbury Curve development highly commended

Viaduct Housing Partnership have been highly commended at the Inside Housing Development Awards 2019 for its Bredbury Curve Development. Viaduct Housing Partnership worked in partnership with The Casey Companies to build the development, which offered 12 apartments and 48 houses through shared … [Read more...]

Stockport sports coach wins at national awards

Youth sports coach, Sasha Moore, has won a national award for her work within the Stockport community. Sasha, who works for Life Leisure, runs the centre’s ParkLives and R Time projects, delivering fun and engaging activity sessions for local children. The free-to-attend sessions attract around … [Read more...]

Together initiative reaches £1 billion pipeline

Stockport based specialist lender, Together, has announced the company has generated £1 billion of applications through its flagship initiative, Together+. The Together+ scheme launched in January 2019 to strengthen relationships between the lender and a group of specialist distributors, … [Read more...]

Christmas party season: Test driving a breathalyser

Having a few over the next couple of weeks? Work’s Christmas party? Maybe just a few down the local? Whatever your drink of choice, it’s safe to say most of us will be having a tipple or three over the Christmas season. Something not everyone considers however, is if they’re sober and safe to drive … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport reviews summer performance figures

Manchester Airport has reflected on its busiest summer season and reviewed its performance in the six months from April to October 2019, during which a record-breaking 19.93 million passengers flew from the Northern hub. More than 100,000 people a day passed through each day in August. Friday … [Read more...]

Scottish travel agent plans new Stockport branch

Scottish travel agent, Barrhead Travel, plan to open a new branch in Stockport as part of their expansion plans for 2020. Glasgow-based Barrhead Travel has been trading for 44 years, and the Stockport branch comes as part of a plan to increase the company’s branch network by twenty stores by … [Read more...]

New Stockport fitness studio to offer coaching from Olympian

Based at Life Leisure’s Stockport Sports Village, new fitness studio, H1VE, has announced former Olympic athlete, Andy Turner, will be joining the team as its Lead Coach. Andy Turner has previously represented Great Britain at two Olympic Games, and won gold in the 110 m hurdles event at the 2010 … [Read more...]

Student leaders address climate change

Students from Trafford College Group’s three campuses, including Stockport, came together with the GMCA’s Head of Natural Environment, Sam Evans, to address the issue of climate change. Students from the colleges’ youth social action groups, including The Green College Assembly and the Equalities … [Read more...]

Expert Opinion: Set goals to achieve your New Year’s resolution

As we start thinking about what changes we would like to make in our lives and businesses in 2020, Stockport-based accountants and business advisors, Hallidays, share their advice for setting goals and making them stick. Why set goals? Top-level athletes, successful people, and high achievers … [Read more...]